Monthly Archive for June, 2006

: June, 2006

Last night Jesse and I went to the All Comers Meet in Shoreline (http://www.clubnorthwest.org/all-comer-info-06.htm) to get in a solid workout and to see where we are both at with our training. While we each preformed very well, we had individual goals we did not meet. Having run my first real mile, with a goal in mind of breaking 5 minutes, I came up a little short. I still got a PR, but didn’t get that “Sub 5” I was working for. And in the 5K, while on pace to set a PR as well, I got a huge side stitch with ½ mile to go that forced me out of the race. I felt strong throughout the race, but it just wasn’t the night for me. …

I have come to a very depressing realization over the weekend. It’s not profound, it’s not original, but it is in fact a reality…….chicks like dudes with boats. I use the word chick because I feel like it describes the type of person that I am talking about much better than girls or ladies. Proline_22.jpg …

While the guys ran 2 hours, I helped two friends (the Pund’s) run the Mountain to Sound Race (26 mile mountain bike, 50 mile road bike, 12 mile kayak, and a 19 mile run) on Sunday. I didn’t want to run the entire race, so I just jumped in and paced Pund for 14 of the 19 miles. Feeling a little tired from a week of 250 miles on the bike, a hard day of 10x200s on Wednesday, and a few late nights in the mix “Out on the Town”, I was actually impressed with how I felt. …

Yesterday morning I was running with Craig and Wilhem on our first official 2 hour run of the summer. Actually, I don’t think I have ever run that long in the month of June? I believe June to be the Sabbath of months. Anyway, we were on our way up Stoneway (I say up because after almost 2 hours of running………..that hill is heartbreaking). I was about 10 meters behind my two friends when I watch some random guy completely lunge at and push Wilhelm. At first I thought Wilhem knew this guy and they were just doing that weird guy greeting thing. Then they would laugh and say things like “What the hell dude? Where have you been?” Or “I haven’t seen you forever bro! What’s up?” Didn’t happen! This guy had pure rage in his eyes and was accosting my friend for no apparent reason. All three of us were so stunned we just kind of stood there for a few seconds and then finally started yelling back to the guy (who by now was on his way down the hill and hadn’t looked back once). We all started back …

A few weeks back I traveled down to the Rock N Roll Marathon in San Diego to watch some friends run their first marathon. I thought it would be great to cheer them on and see a marathon from a different perspective. Well, I ended up finding out why running marathons is like hittin the pipe for some people. I mean, I know why I do it…..I ran in high school and college, plus I am a dork, what else would I do? I didn’t realize till that weekend though, why so many attempt such a feat and why those same people keep coming back for more. It’s an emotional high like no other that I have seen. On this particular day it was in the 80’s and sunny towards the end of the race. Most of the participants were out there in the heat for 4-6 hours! Watching these runners stream by at mile 25 was like walking into a bar sober at 1:30am when everyone is 3 sheets to the wind. You see people in a stripped down emotional state rarely achieved. Inhibitions set aside for the last few miles, you will witness …

There’s a time and place for everything, that is until you start a run. Apparently there are some things, according to Fendel, that you are not supposed to do, like piss off God, The Man or the Big Guy as some may call him. I’m not talking about not going to church, saying his name in vain or any of the other Top 10 things I learned while awake in CCD growing up. I’m talking about letting him be when starting a run when the clouds look heavy. …

So, we hit up some more 200 repeats yesterday. Averaged about 30 or so, maybe 30.5 but who is really counting? (probably more like 30.48) If you ever need to feel like your college days are far behind you……..run 200 repeats. I decided yesterday that there are many muscles in my body that I broke up with shortly after college. We haven’t talked in a while and now I am trying to win them back with my best one-liners but they are just not having it. It’s like that girl at the bar that just looks right through you when you flash her a little smile (has never happened to me). So, anyway I have revived a few of the relationships but some still hang up the phone when I call. Needless to say, I am very sore today. …

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